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Ephesians 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul declares that salvation is by grace through faith alone, and describes how Christ has reconciled Jews and Gentiles into one new humanity. Below is a research summary for Ephesians 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Ephesians 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 5 | carnal, flesh |
| εἰρήνη | eirḗnē | G1515 | 4 | one, peace, quietness, rest |
| ἀμφότεροι | amphóteros | G297 | 3 | both |
| εἷς | heîs | G1520 | 4 | a, abundantly, man, one |
| ἔχθρα | échthra | G2189 | 2 | enmity, hatred |
| χάρις | cháris | G5485 | 3 | acceptable, benefit, favour, gift |
| ξένος | xénos | G3581 | 2 | host, strange |
How preachers through history handled this text
37 public-domain excerpts on Ephesians 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the blessed Spirit. Let us then ask if our hopes are fixed on Christ, according to the doctrine of his word? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Ephesians 2:19–30 (Public Domain)
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